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Emergency Medicine Alert archives from November 2004
Outcome of patients with non-diagnostic US in first-trimester pregnancy.(Abstract & Commentary)(ultrasound usage)
November 1, 2004... THE USE OF PELVIC ULTRASOUND (US) PERFORMED BY EMERgency physicians (EPs) has gained acceptance in many emergency departments (EDs) for the evaluation of patients in their first trimester of pregnancy who present with symptoms referable to the...
Epley maneuver for BPV.(Abstract & Commentary)(benign positional vertigo)
November 1, 2004... THE STUDY WAS A PROSPECTIVE, RANDOMIZED, SINgle-blind placebo-controlled trial of consecutive adult ED patients presenting to a university teaching hospital with benign positional vertigo (BPV). Patients were randomized to treatment with either...
Erythromycin, QT-interval prolongation, and the risk of sudden death.(Abstract & Commentary)
November 1, 2004... DRUG-DRUG INTERACTIONS ARE A POTENTIALLY hazardous pitfall of practicing medicine; physicians are confronted with new drugs and must become knowledgeable of their adverse effects as well as the potential for interactions with other medicines....
Rational use of antibiotics in bronchitis.(Special Feature)
November 1, 2004... UNNECESSARY PRESCRIPTIONS FOR ANTIBIOTICS ARE the most important factor in the development of antimicrobial resistance, needlessly exposing patients to the risk of adverse drug reactions and dramatically increasing health care costs. Although...
Physician CME questions.(continuing medical education quiz)
November 1, 2004... 31. The Epley maneuver:
a. works well in vertigo regardless of cause.
b. seems to effectively reduce symptoms of benign positional vertigo.
c. is not indicated if the patient has a history of vomiting.
d. was shown to work...
The QRS complex in lead [V.sub.2].(ECG Review)
November 1, 2004... Clinical Scenario: The electrocardiogram (ECG) in the Figure was obtained from a 73-year-old man with documented coronary disease and heart failure. He now presents with a 10-day history of dyspnea. How would you interpret his ECG? How does the...